Mistake Bay (Nunavut) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mistake Bay ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

In the vicinity of Mistake Bay, Whale Cove is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the East

How Far From Mistake Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mistake Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mistake Bay and extending to:

Iqaluit, which is the Territorial Capital of Nunavut, lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE).
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,344 miles [2,163 km] to the southeast (SE).
The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,152 miles [6,682 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Nunavut Territory: https://www.gov.nu.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mistake Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mistake Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 62.1670, Longitude: -93.0000
<2>	The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mistake Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<3>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.803 degrees.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.921 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.182 degrees.